"Powder" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 miàn zi outer surface / outside / honor / reputation / face (as in "losing face") / self-respect / feelings / (medicinal) powder
 xì fěn powder
 shā granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[li4] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia
 mò zi powder / dust
 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man
 dān red / pellet / powder / cinnabar
 fěn powder / cosmetic face powder / food prepared from starch / noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour / whitewash / white / pink / fan (suffix) (abbr. for 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1]) / to be a fan of
 mò r powder / puree
 bǎo dé hé xiàn Powder
 fěn mò fine powder / dust
 hóng fěn rouge and powder / (fig.) the fair sex
 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter
 jì xíng delivery mechanism of a medicine (e.g. pill, powder etc)
 xǐ yī fěn laundry detergent / washing powder
 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
 fěn bǐng pressed cosmetic powder (formed into a cake) / compact powder
 jī jīng chicken bouillon powder (PRC) / essence of chicken, concentrated chicken stock sold as a tonic (Tw)
 bái fěn face powder / chalk powder / heroin
 gān fěn dry powder
 fěn dài face powder and eyebrow liner / cosmetics / (fig.) beautiful woman
 xiāng fěn face powder / talcum powder
 sǎn fěn loose powder (makeup)
 fěn hé (cosmetics) powder box / compact
 fěn pū powder puff (cosmetics)
 huà zhuāng shì dressing room / powder room / (Tw) toilets
 sǎn jì powder medicine
 jī fěn fine powder / broken pieces
 shuǎng shēn fěn baby powder / talcum powder
 huǒ yào tǒng powder keg
 mián bái táng sugar powder
 gā lí fěn curry powder
 hēi huǒ yào black powder
 yá fěn dental floss / tooth powder
 pào dǎ fěn baking powder
 dú nǎi fěn poisoned milk powder / refers to 2008 PRC scandal involving milk powder adulterated with melamine 三聚氰胺[san1 ju4 qing2 an4]
 fā fěn baking powder
 shuāng frost / white powder or cream spread over a surface / frosting / (skin) cream
 cuō to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips / to scoop up / to collect together / to extract / to gather up / classifier: pinch / Taiwan pr. [cuo4]
 ǎn to apply (medicinal powder to a wound) / to cover up / to conceal
 suì mò flecks / particles / bits / fine powder
 jīn jī nà shuāng quinine powder
 féi zào fěn washing powder
 wǔ líng sǎn wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM) / poria five powder / Hoelen five powder / five ling powder
 wǔ xiāng fěn five-spice powder
 Hǎo lì kè Horlicks (malt-flavored powder used to make a hot drink)
 mǒ chá green tea powder (Japanese: matcha)
 fū fěn to sprinkle powder / a dusting
 mò chá tea powder (matcha)
 mǔ rǔ dài substitute for mother's milk / milk powder
 xǐ fà fěn shampoo powder
 bèi fěn baking powder
 shēng fěn cornflour / starch powder (cooking)
 shí fěn talcum powder
 hóng là jiāo fěn red pepper powder / paprika
 měi lù Nestlé / Milo (chocolate-flavored powder added to milk or water)
 qiàn fěn cornstarch / powder made from Gorgon fruit
 huā huáng yellow flower (cosmetic powder used on women's forehead in former times)
 chá yè mò r tea leaves powder
 jí shì fěn custard powder
 rǔ bō small mortar used for grinding medicines into a powder (TCM)
湿 kě shī xìng fěn mò wettable powder
 xǐ dí fěn washing powder
 èr yǎng huà yóu fěn mò uranium oxide powder / oxide powder / powdered uranium
  propellant powder
  powder waste
  mechanical powder dispenser
 bā èr dān eight-to-two powder (TCM)
 guà bāo popular Taiwan snack, similar to a hamburger, steamed bun stuffed with pork, pickled vegetables, peanut powder and cilantro
 suì zuàn small diamonds / melee (small diamonds used in embellishing mountings for larger gems) / splints (sharp-pointed diamond splinters) / clatersal (small diamond splints from which diamond powder is produced by crushing)
 zhí zhī mò non-dairy creamer powder
 zāng zāng bāo pastry bun filled with chocolate and covered with cocoa powder
 zhū jīng pork bouillon powder / (neologism) (slang) a person who, like a pig, is fat and ugly and given to histrionics
 yàn cài jīng agar-agar powder
 jí shì cheese (loanword) / custard powder / (literary) man (laudatory) / person of virtue
 léi chá "leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province
 měi fěn magnesium powder (used in pyrotechnics etc) / (sports) gym chalk (magnesium carbonate), used as a drying agent on the hands of gymnasts, weight lifters etc
 fěn rǎn (ornithology) powder down
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